A fine White Brass Candleholder; Choson Dynasty, 19th Century This white brass candle stick is of a slender elegant and simple design which is one of characteristic beauties of Korean art. It is an assemblage of simple geometric forms ---circles, squares and lines--- which are exquisitely balanced one to another...

Choson period, 1700s

Raised on low feet incorporated into the shape of the four flat sides. The top and sides are bordered by a single blue line. On each side, framed within four corners is a quickly painted floral motif. On the top is a more detailed plant and floral design. Though generally in good condition, there is evidence of use. The glaze on top is considerably worn. There are a few minor glaze chips...

Rare korean Choson period blue and white dish. ( 18th - 19th cetury ) Very nice condition - if you look very close, you see 1 very short fiering crack and 1 very small chip, which also seems to date to the time of production. Diameter : 20,2 cm.

Very Rare Calligraphy by Kang Se Hwang aka Pyo Am (1713-1791), artist, calligrapher, art scholar and critic, and one of the most important figures and the most influential scholar-painter of 18th Century Korea...

A Very Fine High Relief Carved White Water Dropper: Korea, Choson period, late 18th -early 19th Century, This is a very fine white glazed square formed porcelain water dropper carved in high relief with a plum spray on the top, and it is set on raised feet. It is covered with warm and milky white glaze overall evenly. It is in fine condition except one tiny water spout repaired.. Measures 1 ½” h.. x 2 ½”x2 ½”.

A Pair of Fine and Rare White Glazed Porcelain Dishes: Choson Dynasty, 19th Century It is a very rare and with a high quality of white glaze applied porcelain dishes that are for the palace use. This pair of dishes are applied with an even pure white glaze, and set on a high foot the shallow bowl with a

A Korean Very Rare Old Tale Landscape Hanging Scroll Painting(四皓團棋-사호단기/고사인물도-古事人物圖) -18th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th century. anonymous This painting depicting an old 4 Chinese scholars (4 sages) who turned their backs on political power, and gathering in a deep mountain are playing “GO” in deep mountain...

One-Of-A-Kind 18th Century Korean Staff Sword, Changpogeom, a style of sword unique to Korea, with seven gold inlay dots on each side representing the Seven Star Spirit (Chilseong), an ancient Daoist deity that controls fortune. Antique Changpogeom are rare. It's a staff with a fighting blade inside. And a Chilseong Changpogeom (Seven Star Staff Sword) is so rare that this may be the only surviving example...

A Large and Fine Blue and White Porcelain Dish: Korean, Choson dynasty, late18th-early 19th Century This is well potted and high quality of warm and semi transparent white glaze applied overall, it bears a character "longevity" underglaze blue on the dish. It is a quite large, and there are some beautiful spots of pink peach blossom colors under white glaze. It is in perfect condition. Measurements: 9 1/4" x 2".

A Very Rare Hand Carrying Paper Lantern(Jo-Jok Dyung); Korean, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century It is a very rare and an unusual hand carrying lantern for using women in Choson dynasty, it is made with a bamboo frame work covered with black colored and thick oiled paper decorated with eight trigrams and eight floral head, geometric medallion designs(Auspicious Ideograph) in high relief technique on the body, Inside, the candle is supported by a revolving clamp that allows the candle to rema...

Luxurious and heavy Korean Amamori (leaking rain) Incense Burner Kōro from Edo period.

The irregular shape and the base resemble Japanese Wabi Sabi tea bowls which tells that this piece was made specifically for Japanese market.

Amamori means the surface stained with spots that look like rain leaks on a wall creating beautiful complex scenery.

Size
Height 9.6 cm
Width 7.7 cm
Weight 1046 g


Condition
Scratches due to age, kiln scra...

A refined Korean Buncheong celadon vase. Buncheong refers to the technique of incising a repeating pattern on the clay surface and white clay is filled in creating a strong contrast of greys and celadon colors with the white lines. The vase is decorated with cranes, an auspicious motif in East Asian culture. Age: Koryo Dynasty 13th century Size: Diameter 6" Height 10.5"

17-18cc Yi Dynasty White Porcelain Korai Katate Flat Tea Bowl
There are seven kiln spurs left to the interior.

Size
Width 16.8cm x 15.8cm
Height 6.7cm
Weight 541g

Condition
There is a chip on the side, gaps in the glaze and kiln scratches.
Supplied with the custom-made box matching the shape of the tea bowl, which says 'Yi Dynasty White Porcelain Tea Bowl'' on the top.

A Very Rare Inlaid Punchong Bowl with Celadon Glaze: Korea, Early Choson period, 15th Century, This is a shallow Punchong bowl in inlaid black and white slip with willow and two-three lotus buds between white slip inlaid lines with yo’-i heads. There are very similar shape and same pattern inlaid bowls vases with celadon glaze from the late Koryo dynasty...

15-16cc Korean antique Goryeo celadon bowl which was imported to Japan during Edo period and used for tea ceremony

Size
Diameter 17.6cm
Weight 355g

Condition
Excellent
No chips. No cracks.

A Very Rare/Fine Crackled White Glazed Tea Bowl-15th C.: Korea, Early Joseon dynasty, 15th century The finely potted deep steep sided tea bowl set on a high ring foot, and very slightly everted lip with a hand rolled potting ring, covered with a thin trackled semi translucent blue tinged white glaze with a light redish color, the ring foot and bottom unglazed, unglazed partial bottom of the surfaces...

This is the only ancient Korean mace ever offered for sale. The few existing examples are all in museums in Korea. It is from the Early Joseon Dynasty, 16th Century or earlier. Only Korea has this type of straight mace with a perfectly round head. And the head is made from iron insets just like the scales on Korean royal armor. 22 inches (46 cm) long, 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide.

We are proud to present you a very rare Korean Irabo Chawan made in the early Edo Period on Japanese order.

This is a Wan shaped tea bowl made of coarse, unrefined clay with a high content of iron oxide. The clay shows impurities and stones - some of them have exploded ('ishihaze'). Over the dark clay a thin, transparent ash glaze has been applied, inside is an aesthetic brush stroke (hake me) in white engobe.

The bowl has a beautiful shape and is well balanced...